The House voted on Wednesday to approve bipartisan legislation that aims to improve the management of how the Federal government purchases and uses software. […]

The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) elected Hannibal “Mike” Ware, inspector general (IG) for the Small Business Administration (SBA) and acting IG for the Social Security Administration (SSA), to serve as CIGIE chair. […]

The Trump-Vance transition team signed a key memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Biden-Harris White House on Tuesday to ease the transition between the two administrations.   […]

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) tapped Jennifer Wendel to serve as its permanent chief information officer (CIO) on Nov. 18, according to the agency’s website. […]

As the number of successful cyberattacks on healthcare organizations continues to rise, a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is calling on HHS to better ensure the protection of electronic protected health information (ePHI). […]

A bipartisan group of 12 senators is calling on the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) internal watchdog to investigate the collection of biometric data from airport-based facial recognition technology, citing privacy concerns.  […]

President-elect Donald Trump late Friday said he will nominate Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) – reprising his role as OMB director from 2019 to 2021 during the first Trump administration – and handing Vought the reins on a host of crucial issues for the Federal workforce and how Federal agencies function. […]

President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) effort – which has a mission to find ways to reduce government spending and potentially do away with any number of government operations – went from a mostly aspirational advisory exercise to a potentially powerful political force on Thursday. […]

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Chief Information Officer (CIO) Kurt DelBene told lawmakers on Wednesday that the agency’s cybersecurity capabilities are suffering from a shortage of skilled IT workers that stems from a slim budget to hire enough of them. […]

The Pentagon’s lead UFO investigator – or, as they’re officially called these days, Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) – is asking Congress to stay on board as the number of mysterious sightings continues to climb. […]

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is charting its next steps with plans over the next two years including a Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE), refining program budgeting and execution, and undertaking infrastructure upgrades, an NGA tech official said last week.   […]

Legislation to bolster national security by keeping adversarial technology out of Federal government supply chains is headed to the Senate after passing the House on Nov. 12.   […]

As technology evolves, so too do the methods used by criminals. To keep pace with these increasingly sophisticated threats, law enforcement agencies are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to bolster their investigative capabilities. […]

A new report out by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that Federal agencies are failing to fully address the key statutory requirements for portfolio management in the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA). […]

A new bill is making its way through Congress to protect unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) whistleblowers – because when the truth is out there, it should at least be safe to talk about it. […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) announced on Friday that it has officially approved a modernization plan for its National Background Investigation Services (NBIS) system, which serves as the Federal government’s one-stop-shop IT system for end-to-end personnel vetting. […]

David Larrimore serves as the Executive Director of the Chief Technology Officer Directorate for the DHS Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). As Executive Director, Mr. Larrimore is responsible for determining the future of critical systems across the entire Department of Homeland Security portfolio of national security missions. He leads a team of experts […]

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) received a mostly positive Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) audit from its Office of the Inspector General (OIG) this year, but the agency still needs to fill some security gaps – such as improving its IT security training program. […]

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced Thursday that it reached a major milestone in fiscal year (FY) 2024 by resolving a longstanding significant deficiency in its information system controls 11 years after it was identified. […]

Rep. Summer Lee, D-Penn., is leading Democrats in a new House bill that would mandate every Federal agency utilizing, funding, or overseeing AI to establish a civil rights office dedicated to combating algorithmic bias, discrimination, and associated harms.  […]

Congress and the Department of Defense (DoD) must prioritize oversight of Global Positioning System (GPS) technology modernization to address vulnerabilities and delays in developing improved GPS system resilience, and to keep pace with advancements being made by U.S. adversaries, tech experts said at a Hudson Institute event on Nov. 4.   […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) needs to improve its oversight and coordination of work that the agency undertakes with federally funded research and development centers to prevent project overlap, a new watchdog report says.   […]

Bipartisan leadership of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee’s Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce is asking the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to take a fresh look at the Federal government’s improper payments rates and root causes at the agency level that lead to incorrect payments. […]

The Biden Administration released its 111-page AI Executive Order (EO) one year ago on Oct. 30, 2023, and since then other large-scale AI moves have kicked into gear across the Federal government, including standing up the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) AI Safety Institute (AISI). […]

The Department of Health and Human Services’ research funding agency is seeking information on potential uses for agentic artificial intelligence (AI) in health care.   […]

Jeffrey “Jeff” Seaton is NASA’s Chief Information Officer. Seaton was named CIO in January 2021. Prior to his appointment as NASA’s CIO, Seaton served as acting CIO since May 2020 and as deputy CIO before that. Seaton supported the leadership and integration of NASA corporate and mission critical IT functions and capabilities and oversaw NASA’s […]

In a bold step towards achieving its goal of a unified network, the U.S. Army is revolutionizing its approach by moving away from outdated industrial-age processes and embracing innovative policies that tackle the challenges of the digital age, Army Chief Information Officer (CIO) Leo Garciga said today. […]

The Peace Corps – an independent Federal agency that dispatches volunteers around the world – has made “significant progress” in enhancing its information security posture over the past year, but it is “falling short” of meeting what the White House defines as an “effective level of security.” […]

The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Technology Transformation Services (TTS) group announced that Login.gov will now offer facial recognition technology to all of its partners as an identity verification offering. […]

The Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) watchdog found in a report out last week that the tax agency does not have “sufficient oversight” of the privacy and security of taxpayer data used in its Free File program. […]